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North African Carrot Salad

 
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north african carrot salad

The cooked carrots are spiced with a pinch of cinnamon and confectioners' sugar and seasoned with orange juice and orange-flower water.

ingredients
1 1/2 lbs carrots, scraped
1/4 C fresh orange juice
1 T fresh lemon juice
1/2 T freshly ground cinnamon
1 tsp confectioners' sugar
1 T orange-flower water, to taste
Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish


preperation

1. Cut the carrots crosswise into 1/2-inch rounds and cook them in boiling water for 10 minutes, until they are fork-tender. While the carrots are cooking, mix the juices together and grind the cinnamon using a mortar and pestle or a coffee grinder you reserve for spices. Mix the cinnamon with the sugar.

2. When the carrots are cooked, drain them, place them in a glass salad bowl, pour the juices over them. Chill for 1 hour. When ready to serve, sprinkle them the sugar and cinnamon mixture and drizzle the orange-flower water over them. Serve garnished with mint sprigs.


yield: 8 servings
prep time: 5 minutes
cooking time: 10 minutes


nutritional info

CALORIES 45 FAT 0g PROTEIN 1g
CARB 10g


source: A Kwanzaa Keepsake  Jessica Harris

 

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